November 18, 2008
England
A family living in the shadow of Fenland’s biggest wind turbine may be forced to move — because their children are too frightened to play in the garden.
“The children are scared that the turbine might fall down on them,” said mum of two Agnieszka Koczur.
Agnieszka lives alongside the busy A605 at Whittlesey with her husband Marcin, and their two children Robert (3) and Magda (8), just yards from Fenland’s biggest wind turbine.
“My husband works nearby, and we rent the house, but we may have to move because of the turbine, it is noisy, and creates shadows in our home,” she said. “It runs all day and all night, we cannot hear what we are thinking.”
[1]Agnieszka Koczur
The Koczur family and other nearby residents have complained to Fenland District Council about the noise created by the giant £2 million turbine, which appears to run all day, every day. The turbine stands 125 metres high, from floor to the tip of a vertical blade, and has been built for Cornwall Light and Power, on land owned by Abbey Produce.
For the last two weeks the Koczur family has been filling in a form, keeping a diary of problems caused by the turbine. “It has been off for only two hours in the last two weeks,” said Agnieszka. “At weekends we want to go out in the garden.”
Nearby resident Joe Boscarini, has complained about the noise, and has been filling in a similar form. He is angry that his garage, G & E Motors, is prevented from making noise in the evenings and at weekends, but the turbine operates all hours of the day and night.
“It is stopping us using our hot tub, we like to spend a couple of hours in the tub at night,” he said. “But when the turbine is facing our way, we can hear it. We cannot have our bedroom window open, because of the noise,” said Joe, who lives just 200 metres from the turbine.
[2]Joe Boscarini
Andrew Randall and his pregnant wife Rachel, who live nearby, say the turbine is causing them and their one-year-old daughter sleepless nights.
And Tyson and Maria Clark, who run Kingsdyke Karpets, are forced to keep their shop door shut due to noise from the turbine.
“When it is windy, the noise can be quite frightening,” said Maria, “there is a real whistle from it.”
Tyson would like the turbine to be switched off in the evenings. “I don’t necessarily think it is an eyesore, but it is the noise pollution that is a problem,” he said. “There is plenty of land available here, so why put it so close to the road, I think it is disgusting.”
A spokesman for Fenland District Council says that noise level checks are due to be carried out, and the council is liaising with residents and Cornwall Light and Power to find a solution.
[3]Maria and Tyson Clark
Cambs Times 24 [4]
18 November 2008
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